Are the 80s replacing the 60s and 70s as a major source of retrospective inspiration for custom scooter builders?
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Category: Features
Little Rascal: A ground-breaking scooter
Little Rascal was developed in the early 80s and caused a stir when it first appeared on the scene. Somehow it’s a scooter which has a special place in a lot of people’s hearts, and one of those people in particular who was infected with its love was Jim Lockwood.
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Keeping it in the family
When Mark Broadhurst’s business hit hard times, he was doing his best to keep things going and not lose the lot.
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TYCO: YPVS Yambretta
These days there are a lot of hybrid scooters on the scene, and with the choices available the possibilities and combinations are interesting and exciting.
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Eccy Thump!
Who would believe I came across a racing outfit sheltered within the confines of a tattoo parlour come-coffee shop come-tune shop?
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Celebrating 50 years of the Lambretta Prix
Half a century has now passed since Innocenti released its final piece of scooter design, one that has stood the test of time, achieving legendary status.
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Ghost Hunter: A spiritual experience
“There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy,” said Hamlet, which sums up this Vespa perfectly.
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Camilla’s Sei Giorni
When an absolute scooter purist decides to change the origins of his or her machine, you know it must be done for both the right reasons and in the right way. Scootering reporter Christian Giarrizzo meets such an enthusiast in the heart of Italy, and tells us his story.
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Leicester Phoenix Scooter Club
Leicester Phoenix Scooter Club celebrates its official 40th anniversary this year, but the origins of the club date back as far as 1976.
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Heirloom
When Paulo Guarasci decided to restore the family Vespa, he was told it wasn’t worth the expense, but some scooters have a value that can’t be measured in money alone.
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